Chapter 103

The sound of the shattering barrier tore through the packhouse like a physical blow, a concussive shockwave that rattled the glass in the window frames and sent a shower of plaster dust raining down from the ceiling. For a fraction of a second, the silence that followed was absolute—the horrific, suspended heartbeat of a trap springing closed.

Then came the snarling.

It was a chorus of feral, unho